William Shatner, who has been a spokesperson for Priceline for almost 15 years, filmed his last commercial for the company late last year.
In the final appearance of Shatner's "Priceline Negotiator" character, he helps a group of passengers escape from a crashed bus before it falls from a bridge into the water below.
In a final heroic effort of "negotiating," he hands one of the passengers an iPhone with Pricelines app installed as he tells her t [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 27, 2012 | Star Trek: TOS, Video
From 1981 until 1986, RCA marketed the precursor to the modern DVD known as the CED (Capacitance Electronic Discs) or VideoDiscs.
Star Trek episodes and films have always been a popular choice for new home entertainment formats, appearing as reel to reel films, BetaMax and VHS tapes, CD-ROMs, and DVDS among others. Star Trek's inclusion as one of the first CED titles back in the 1980s was a vote of confidence in the franchise by both RCA and Paramo [...]
Posted by John Tenuto on January 25, 2012 | Collector's Corner, Merchandise
Creation Entertainment announced today that Scott Bakula has been added as a headliner to the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas this August.
Bakula, who played Captain Jonathan Archer of Star Trek: Enterprise, joins fellow captains William Shatner, Kate Mulgrew and Avery Brooks at what's become the largest yearly Star Trek convention in the United States.
While best known for his roles on Quantum Leap as Sam Beckett and on Enterprise as [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 24, 2012 | Convention News, Star Trek: ENT
Today brings news that the Star Trek sequel has a few additional Southern California shooting locations planned.
According to Locations Hollywood, the additional locations will include the Budweiser Brewery, Sony Studios, Dodger Stadium, Long Beach City Hall, Vasquez Rocks and the Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin.
The Vasquez Rocks location has been used for several Star Trek productions in the past, including the Original Series episode, "Arena. [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 23, 2012 | News, Star Trek 2013
Michael and Denise Okuda have worked on Star Trek since the mid-eighties. In that time they've worked as designers, consultants, technical supervisors and everything in-between.
The couple's latest Trek-related project is the upcoming release of Star Trek: The Next Generation as it get converted to high-definition for Blu-ray release. They recently discussed the project with StarTrek.com in a special two-part interview.
How helpful was it that bo [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 20, 2012 | Interview, Star Trek: TNG
That's right, today's the day a lot of curious Trekkie-gamers have been waiting for. Star Trek Online, the popular MMORPG goes free-to-play, starting today, Tuesday, January 17th.
You can now download the game free at the official Star Trek Online website.
After Perfect World acquired Cryptic Studios back in August, it was first announced in September that the game would eventually go to a free-to-play model.
From Perfect World
Star Trek On [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 17, 2012 | News, Star Trek Online
In a recent interview with SciFi4Me, Star Trek: The Next Generation star Marina Sirtis discussed the possibilities of appearing in an episode of the Star Trek: Phase Two fan series, TNG's lasting effects on the television industry and the show's contribution to the Star Trek franchise.
When asked if she had any interest in doing a web series, such as Star Trek: Phase Two, Sirtis said "I’m a Luddite. I don’t know if you’re audience know what a [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 16, 2012 | Interview, Star Trek: TNG
![Benedict Cumberbatch Says He May Not Be a Villain in Star Trek Sequel [Video]](http://www.treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/benjamin-cumberbatch-golden-globes-150x150.jpg)
At Sunday night's 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, recently announced Star Trek sequel star, Benedict Cumberbatch Cumberbatch teased that his role in the next Trek film may not necessarily be a villain.
"I don't think we do know that, actually," Cumberbatch told MTV's Josh Horowitz "That's just supposition — And that's all I'm going to say about it."
Cumberbatch went on to talk about becoming a Star Trek fan, since the release of the 2009 film [...]
Posted by Brian Wilkins on January 16, 2012 | Interview, Star Trek 2013, Video
Production began last Thursday on J.J. Abrams' Star Trek sequel. In a press release today, Paramount officially announced the start of production of the film, which will be released to theaters on May 17, 2013.
RELATED: JJ Abrams Says Star Trek Sequel Begins Shooting Thursday, Talks Converting to 3D, Casting & Lens Flares
Press Release
JJ Abrams Begins Production On Next “Star Trek” Movie
Paramount Pictures announced that principal pho [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 16, 2012 | News, Star Trek 2013
The Star Trek sequel began shooting last Thursday in Southern California. While the film won't hit theaters until May 17, 2013, the fans along with the cast, the crew are already getting amped up for a return to the 23rd century.
This past week, actor Bruce Greenwood, who returns as Admiral Christopher Pike along with the film's co-writer Damon Lindelof spoke to the LA Times about returning to Star Trek.
“The family deal that happened was just [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 15, 2012 | Interview, Star Trek 2013
As we first announced last November, Star Trek Online will go free-to-play on Tuesday, January 17th.
In celebration of this event MMORPG blog Massively will be partnering with Cryptic Studios for a special online launch event to welcome new and veteran captains to the online game.
Massively's launch schedule:
1:00 p.m. EST (10:00 a.m. PST): Livestream of Federation character creation/tutorial and a 500 STO Promo Point giveaway (Co-hosted by Ma [...]
Posted by TrekNews on January 13, 2012 | Events, Star Trek Online, Video
According to the Amazon.com listing for Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Next Level, the Blu-ray sampler disc scheduled to be released on January 31st, the special features will include a TNG - Season One Blu-ray trailer, a promo for the Star Trek PADD - iPad app and the TNG teaser promo which was released by Paramount last year to promote the release of The Next Level.
As we've reported previously, the disc will include three remastered episode [...]
Posted by Brian Wilkins on January 13, 2012 | Merchandise, Star Trek: TNG, Video
Thor Actor Joseph Gatt Added to the Cast of Star Trek Sequel![William Shatner Responds to George Takei’s Call for Peace [Video]](http://www.treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/william-shatner-responds-to-george-takie-150x150.jpg)
William Shatner Responds to George Takei’s Call for Peace [Video]
JJ Abrams Says Star Trek Sequel Begins Shooting Thursday, Talks Converting to 3D,
24 Star, Nazneen Contractor Added to Cast of Star Trek Sequel
Watch: New Preview of Remastered Star Trek: TNG in HD
